The texts listed below are young adult fiction most suited to NCEA Level 1 and level 6 of the curriculum as they tend to be narrative driven with fairly obvious messages: **Non-Fiction**
Text Title
Text Author
Comment
Follow The Rabbit-Proof Fence
Doris Pilkington
Going Solo
Roald Dahl
Hiroshima
John Hersey
Kinder Transport
Diane Samuels
Mihipeka
Mihi Edward
Night
Elsie Wiesel
Not Without My Daughter
Betty Mahmoody
The Blind Side
Michael Lewis
Touching The Void
Joe Simpson
A Long Way Gone
Ishmael Beah
Themes of civil war and becoming a soldier, then a refugee are very topical. Students of all levels find something to write about. I get students to vote texts in or out at the end of the year, and this has had a resoundingly positive response 3 years in a row.
**Non-Fiction**
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